I used the Williams yesterday. Nice!
Vintage soap anyone?
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Wow.
That puck of Williams looks like new! I don't know if I've ever seen one look that 'fresh'.
Nice!
That puck of Williams looks like new! I don't know if I've ever seen one look that 'fresh'.
Nice!
It has almost no scent, but then I don't know what it originally had. I think the seller had opened up a tube of pucks and set them up to sell with other stuff. I rinsed it off and put it in an Old Spice mug. Before my shower, I soaked the puck and it was incredible. What a wonderful shave. I need to go back to the antique mall and see if there are any more for sale.
I hope I find something in Portugal this summer. I would love to grab a stick of vintage Musgo...
Hi,
The older barber soap wasn't scented, I think. My pucks of Oster do not have any either. And Tonsorial means Barber.
Stan
The older barber soap wasn't scented, I think. My pucks of Oster do not have any either. And Tonsorial means Barber.
Stan
Picked up a couple of pucks of some vintage Williams at an antiques festival, Saturday. Does anyone know when these were sold for 64 cents at KMart?
This is the first time I've ever had any Williams. The smell reminded me of the hand soap they would put in the bathrooms of the cabins we used to stay in, at the South Carolina State Park, when I was a child, 40 years ago. Kind of a tinny, metallic, soapy smell. I think I'll try some new Williams first, and hang on to these a while.
This is the first time I've ever had any Williams. The smell reminded me of the hand soap they would put in the bathrooms of the cabins we used to stay in, at the South Carolina State Park, when I was a child, 40 years ago. Kind of a tinny, metallic, soapy smell. I think I'll try some new Williams first, and hang on to these a while.
timwcic
"Look what I found"
Today's yard sale Find, two Yardley soaps, one unused and the other used once or twice.
Still have the lavender sent to both.
Still have the lavender sent to both.
Hi,
All right!!
Stan
All right!!
Stan
Awesome finds. I love my Yardley soap.
I started in on my giant slab (650g) of the old P.160 Tipo Morbido last week. Going great so far! I even have a PIF out there with for folks to guess when it will be finished.
Can Irisch Moos be considered vintage? I imagine so, isn't it?
timwcic
"Look what I found"
Yesterday's estate sale Find to add to the den.
I wish I could find a picture of the Springreiter stick. This was an awesome German-made soap which was very popular back in the 1960's. I received one around 10 years ago and I still use it from time to time. The scent is still there somewhat, and it lathers very easily.
My word there's so many awesome pictures in this thread. I love the old Williams box art.. it's so cool to see all the stages it went through. I'll own some vintage Williams one day I just need to get off my butt and go out and find some this summer at the flea markets. On a different note can anyone enlighten me on the Williams yankee soap? This is the first time I'm seeing it.
Yankee soap was the original 'Williams'.
Found the vintage Musgo Real sticks I was seeking in Porto!
Unfortunately, it is under the glass in the new Claus Porto store on Rue das Flores.
Unfortunately, it is under the glass in the new Claus Porto store on Rue das Flores.
Picked up 2 pucks of Burma Shave (made by Personna) and a puck of Colgate this past week while antiquing on vacation. To my nose, they all smell the same - like plain soap, with a bit of a tin or iron smell. The Williams I picked up last month smelled the same. I guess they didn't add any fragrance to the shaving soaps back then?
After enough years, the fragrance goes away. Doesn't impact the performance, though, as my vintage Old Spice soap is a top performer.
All I have are European vintage sticks and one really OLD bowl soap named Shavallo.
Wow. I'd heard of using vintage film and vintage ink even, but soap... wow. I like the idea. Not sure I'd want to put it on my mug though.
